Calhoun County Courthouse (Alabama)

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Calhoun County Courthouse (Alabama)
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Location25 W. Eleventh St., Anniston, Alabama
Coordinates 33°39′30″N85°49′52″W / 33.65833°N 85.83111°W / 33.65833; -85.83111
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architect J. W. Golucke
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Renaissance Revival
MPS Anniston MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002866 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1985

The Calhoun County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Anniston, Alabama. It was designed by Atlanta architect J. W. Golucke and built in 1900, when the county seat of Calhoun County was moved from Jacksonville. It is one of the earliest Neoclassical courthouses in Alabama. [2] An annex with a jail was added on the north side of the building in 1924. The courthouse was rebuilt after a 1931 fire, albeit with a slightly different clock tower. [3] A southeastern annex was built in 1963. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Bailey, Michael; Grace Gates (June 27, 1985). "Calhoun County Courthouse". Multiple Resources of Anniston. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  3. Harris, Al. "Then & Now: Calhoun County Courthouse". Jacksonville State University. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2014.